Ethiopia’s Bole International Airport, located in capital Addis Ababa, has been markedly expanded in the last few years. It is now home to the largest airport cargo hub in Africa. The new passenger terminal, inaugurated in 2019, has tripled the airport’s capacity from 7 to 22 million passengers, making it the second biggest airport (by capacity) on the continent. These major milestones in the airport’s history are closely tied to the ambitious expansion plans of the country’s